Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
THE DETAILED D0INGS OF SENATE
AND HOUSE.
The Principal Topic in the Senate
Was the Admission of Utah
as a State.
MIR. Bremm, of Pennsylvania, Calls the At
tentiOn of the House to Affairs in
the Lehigh Valley.
The House Committee on Elections Prepar-
ing the Way for Discussing the
e-Carlisle Contest.
SENAT re.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec 20.-Numerous
petitions from various states were pre-
scented in favor of Mr. Blair's educational
bill and also petition from the citizens OF
Pennsylvania protesting against the ad
mission of Utah as a state.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
finance, reported a bill to regulate the I'M
portation of foreign merchandise and to
secure uniformity in classification thereof
and for other purposes (under valuation
bill. He said it originally affected mater
ially the laws in reference to imports.
The bill was placed on calendar.
Mr. Davis, from the committee on pen
sions, reported a bill to place the name OF
Mrs. Logan widow. OF General john A;
Logan on the pension roll at the rate OF
s., 600 per year and asked for its immediate
consideration Mr. Berry objected and the
bill was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Edmunds asked that the postal tele-
graph bill introduced by him be taken
from the table and referred to the post
Office committee. The bill was SO re-
ferred.
The resolution offered by Mr. Call yes
terday to put in print in the Congressional
Record the memorial of the constitutional
convention of Utah, was called up by that
gentleman, who askeds that it be now
adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds preferred that the resolu-
ton be referred to the committee on terri
tories which now had jurisdiction in the
subject.
Mr. Call argued that it was due to a
community of 200, 900 people to have its
views fairly presented. He understood
that less than three per cent. of these peo-
pie were guilty of practices on the as
sumption of which the objection of the
senator from Vermont was based. He
would now read the memorial to insure its
publication in the Record, to show that
there was nothing Objectionable in it.
He thereupon read the memorial.
He added that the senator from Yer
mont knew that there was nothing in the
memorial disreSpectful to congress, and
that there was no reason IN right or JUS
tice by which the senate should refuse to
hear an address by 200,0 900 American citi-
Zens.
Mr.. Edmunds replied to Mr.. Call with
some asperity.
At 2:30 D. m after considerable discus
sion Mr.. Call Withdrew his resolution, as
he attained his subject in reading Utah
memorial himself.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the secretary of the
interior to inform tine senate whether any
persons are being elected, at the instance
of his department, or otherwise, without
his knowledge, from the lands purchased
from the Chippewa and Muncie Indians in
Kansas, and if so. what state of law or
facts justifies such action; also whether
the interests of these Indians would be
promoted by their removal from the state
of Kansas to the Indian territory.
BY vote of 81 to Is the senate resolved
to take up the Blair educational bill, and
without further action proceeded to ex-
ecutive business
After brief executive session the senate
adjourned